---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vaiko and 300 activists arrested during protest against CHOGM

Tuesday, 12 November 2013 - 14:12

Over 300 MDMK activists, including its General Secretary Vaiko were, arrested for blocking train traffic as the dawn-to-dusk Tamil Nadu bandh called by pro-Eelam outfits demanding that India completely boycott CHOGM meet in Colombo got underway.

Reports reaching Chennai suggested that traders shut their shops in some parts of the state.

Even as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh decided to skip the meet, the appointment of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid to lead a delegation at CHOGM did not go well with few pro-Eelam outfits in the state.